Assessing the Psychometric Properties of Hindi version of Experiences in Close Relationships – Revised (ECR-R) scale

Abstract

Experiences in close relationships – revised (ECR-R) is a widely used questionnaire to measure adult attachmentin romantic and marital relationships. Despite its popularity, a Hindi version of ECR-R is missing. Hindi is adominant language in India; absence of Hindi ECR-R hinders both research and practice in the Indian context. Thepresent study was aimed to fill this gap by providing culturally validated ECR-R. The study (N = 337, communitysample, 53.41% females) evaluated the psychometric properties of Hindi ECR-R. The confirmatory factor analysissupports the presence of two-factor model as originally theorized in ECR-R. The support for discriminantvalidity is provided by negative correlation with inclusion of other in self (IOS) scale. The study contributesmethodologically by providing an adequate instrument to measure attachment styles in the Indian context, whichcould be a valuable resource for practitioners and researchers alike.